Giveaway Winner!!!!!

Hi there!  I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!  In Minnesota the sun is out and it is beautiful outside!  I am working on a project inside so I am making sure to take breaks and step outside!

I am so excited to share the name of the winner of the October Afternoon Midway Collection Prize Pack!  She is one incredibly lucky lady!!!!! 

And the winner is..........................................................

Erica Bass

Congratulations Erica!!!!  I will send you an email today to get your address!

A HUGE thank you to everyone that entered the giveaway and to those that have started following my blog and/or Facebook page.  Welcome!  I can't wait to share more of my work with you and get to know you all better too!

Melanie

Let's Celebrate! Giveaway Time! See What's Inside the Box!

It is time to celebrate!  I am the Guest Designer this month over at the October Afternoon blog and my first project is up - check it out here.  If you are coming from the October Afternoon blog, welcome!  You will be very glad you came to visit! 

So what is inside the box?  Any guesses???  I know you are going to love what is inside!

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Who wants to win this prize pack!  I do and I am giving it away!  A huge thank you to October Afternoon for being so generous with the goodies they sent me!  I had enough to share!  :)

What's Inside:

• 1 Midway Collection Kit (Includes 12 sheets of 12x12 Double-sided Patterned Papers, Shape Stickers, Word Stickers, Alpha Stickers, and Label Stickers)
• 1 Midway 8x8 Paper Pad
• 1 Pack of Midway Designer Brads
• 1 Pack of Midway Tin Pins
• 1 Sheet of Sno-Cone Mini Market Stickers (Coordinate with the Midway Collection)
• 8 Mini Treat Bags (Clear, 4x3)
• 2 Star Pins by Maya Road (1 Blue, 1 Yellow)
• 2 Pie Circle Banners from the Midway Sew Fun Banners Pack
• 1 Bag of Charms Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy (Not Pictured)

Enter to win this prize pack using the widget below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Best of luck with the giveaway!  Make sure to stop by the October Afternoon blog every Friday this month to see more of my projects!

Mel

You're Bee-utiful & TPR Giveaway!!!!

Happy Monday!  Today I have created a fun card to give someone special in my life.  She is the sweetest grandma ever, so, I made a card for her to show my appreciation! 

To make this card, I used Lori Whitlock's Flip Swing Bracket Card SVG (link HERE).  Isn't this a super fun SVG to play with!  I made my BEE-utiful (bee themed) card with these other fun materials:

Cardstock & Patterned Paper by Stampin' Up!
Yellow Cardstock by Baazzil Basics
Sentiment stamps by My Thoughts Exactly
Bee embellishments by Recollections
Border die by Papertrey Ink
Star background stamp by Unity Stamp Co.
Ink by Stampin' Up!

Now for the FUN!!!!  It is GIVEAWAY time at The Paper Retreat!  To celebrate my new name and updated blog, I am giving away a pile of embellishments from my craft stash!!!  Yippee Yippee Joy Joy!!!!  I have used many of these embellishments in my projects and know you would love to get your hands on these too!  There are embellishments from Prima (package of 6 flowers), Creative Charms, Autumn Leaves, Maya Road, My Minds Eye (package of Everyday Fun embellishments), just to name a few!  I even included one of the bees I used for my card above!

UPDATE!!!!  How would you like to win more goodies????  If more than 50 people enter this giveaway, I will be sweetening the pot with a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pack.  If more than 100 people enter the giveaway, I will be adding 3 ink pads and a 12x12 patterned paper pad from Stampin' Up!.

To enter the Giveaway, please like my new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ThePaperRetreat and leave a comment on this post!  That's it, really easy!!!!  If you want to earn an EXTRA CHANCE, spread the word about my giveaway on your blog and/or Facebook page (and make sure to mention it in your comment)!  The giveaway will end on August 11th at Midnight CST!  Good Luck!

I am entering my card into the "A Flair for the Electric" blog party at Paper Issues.  They have an awesome giveaway too!  Check it out HERE.
Mel

A Huge Thank You to My Followers!!! Giveaway Time!!! Ends 7/31/11!

Hi Everyone!!!  Thank you so much for following my blog and for all of your wonderful comments!  Thank you for the encouragement and for fueling my passion for crafting!  In honor of reaching almost 200 followers and as a big THANK YOU to you, I am having a giveaway!!! 



Did you notice a theme with the items I am giving away?  It is all about letters!  I love themes, and everyone needs letters for their projects, right?

The Goods:

• Lyrical Letters Cricut Cartridge
• If you are not a Cricut user and you win, I will swap out the cartridge for something else.  I love my followers that use other die-cutting machines too!!!
• Vintage Jewel Stickers by Creative Charms
• Chip Chatter Fuzzy Self-Adhesive Letters by Pressed Petals (26 Pk)
• A Bag Full of Chipboard Letters by Cosmo Cricket (~200 letters/shapes)
• Alpha Stickers by Making Memories
• Rub-on Letters by Piggy Tales

  
To Enter My Giveaway:

1)  Become a follower of my blog (if you are not already)

2)  Leave a comment letting me know what you would like to see more of on my blog and/or your favorite blog post and/or crafty project I have shared! :) 

3)  I would love it if you posted about my giveaway on your blog, but it is not required.  HOWEVER, if you DO post about my giveaway on your blog (and thank you if you do!), I will throw in an EXTRA PRIZE - some Creative Charms goodies!!!

This giveaway ends on 7/31/2011 at Midnight CST.  Thanks again for following me and I wish you all the best of luck!!!  Have a blessed day!